A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.